Crabeater seal vs Wire With

Lobodon carcinophaga compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crabeater seal	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phocidae (True Seals)	Fabaceae
Genus	Lobodon	Desmodium
Species	Lobodon carcinophaga	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crabeater seal	Wire With
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire With

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.